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7:45 am

Free Coffee and Tea for Students

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 7:45 am - 10:00 am
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An event every week that begins at 7:45 am on Monday, repeating until Monday, April 22, 2024

224 Law Building, Law Building
Berkeley, CA 94720
Coffee flyer Mondays 7:45-10am

Happy Monday, BAIRS*! (*Berkeley Alumni In Residence). Berkeley Law students are welcome to have a free cup of coffee or tea, courtesy of the Alumni Engagement team and the Berkeley Law Alumni Association, in front of Room 224 (opposite the Main Reading Room) on Mondays between 7:45am and 10:00am.

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11:00 am

Israel before International Law Mechanisms: International Law Perspectives Part I

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Zoom Webinar The Israel-Hamas War raises serious questions about the rule of law in international life and the effectiveness of international law. These questions are accentuated by the direct involvement of a relatively large number of international law bodies in the conflict — the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and various other UN […]

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12:00 pm

Law, Economics, and Business Workshop Presents Avner Strulov-Shlain, Chicago Booth School of Business

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Avner Strulov-Shlain’s research focuses on the behavioral economics of firms. He is interested in how market players, such as retailers or online marketplaces, interact with consumers who have psychological biases. How should firms respond to these consumers? How do they respond in practice? Two strands of findings emerge — first, that consumers' non-standard behavior should […]

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12:15 pm

CSLS Speaker Series – “The Un-Revolution? The Politics of Access to Legal Information in Contemporary France”

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Philip Selznick Seminar Room, 2240 Piedmont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94720-2150 United States

Featuring Rachel Stern, Professor of Law and Political Science, Berkeley Law How do global legal trends play out nationally, especially in moments of technological change? This talk offers a case study of how one global technological change--the rise of big data, machine learning and natural language processing in the 2010s—intersected a heated French debate over […]

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12:30 pm

Mindful Monday

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 12:30 pm on Monday, repeating until Monday, April 15, 2024

Students, Faculty, and Staff are Welcome! Mindful Mondays January 22, February 5 & 12, March 4, 11, & 18, April 1, 8 & 15 12:30-1:00 PM Morrison Foerster Room (Simon 298) Light Snacks Provided Join our mailing list! Sponsored by Berkeley Law Student Services

Join us in the Morrison Foerster Room (298 Simon) for a conversation on mindfulness. Mindful Monday is a space for anyone in the law school community who is interested and open-minded about the benefits mindfulness can bring. These can include an improved ability to cope with stress, faster and more complete recovery from stressful events, […]

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12:50 pm

Clinical Program Fall 2024 Information Fair

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 12:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Monday, April 1, 12:50 - 2 p.m.  Want to gain hands-on lawyering experience working with clients to advance racial, economic, and social justice?  The application to participate in a Berkeley Law clinic in Fall 2024 opens Monday, April 1 at noon and applications are due Monday, April 8 at noon.  We’ll kick off the application week with an informational fair. Stop by to learn more about opportunities in Berkeley Law’s world-class Clinical Program and its 13 clinics* — five at the law school, eight at the East Bay Community Law Center. There will be clinic representatives from each clinic — drop by with your questions, or just to say hi.   Berkeley Law’s Clinical Program’s 13 clinics:  Death Penalty Clinic  East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC):  Clean Slate Clinic Community Economic Justice Clinic Consumer Clinic Education Justice Clinic Youth Defender Clinic Health & Welfare Clinic Housing Clinic Immigration Clinic  Environmental Law Clinic*    Human Rights Clinic    Policy Advocacy Clinic    Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic  *ELC will not be accepting new students for fall '24 or spring '25  Check out the clinic application, an introductory video about the clinics, & general FAQs here.  Details: When? Monday, April 1, 12:50 - 2 p.m.  Where? West Courtyard (or Warren Room if it rains)   Lunch provided 

Want to gain hands-on lawyering experience working with clients to advance racial, economic, and social justice? The application to participate in a Berkeley Law clinic in Fall 2024 opens Monday, April 1 at noon and applications are due Monday, April 8 at noon. We’ll kick off the application week with an informational fair. Stop by […]

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1:00 pm

Demystifying PSLF: What’s New with Student Loans?

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Demystifying PSLF event series. A deep dive into Public Service Loan Forgiveness and student loans. February 12, 1:00 pm: Loan repayment & forgiveness for public interest students. Room 240 & on Zoom. March 4, 1:00 pm: Student loan workshop on Zoom. March 18, 1:00 pm: Alumni PSLF success panel. On Zoom. April 1, 1:00 pm: Student loan updates expert panel. On Zoom.

Hear from a panel of experts about what's new in the world of student loans, how loan servicers are managing the changes, and what legal challenges may stand in the way.   For current students, alumni, staff, and faculty.   Register here for Zoom webinar.

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BCLB Fireside Chat with David Leonhardt of the New York Times

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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BCLB Faculty Professor Prasad Krishnamurthy will interview David Leonhardt of the New York Times on his recently published book, Ours Was the Shining Future. David has been at the New York Times since 1999 and has served as the Washington bureau chief as well as the founding editor of the Upshot section. His book is a […]

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Pre-OCI Success Panel w Akin Gump, Baker McKenzie, Gibson Dunn, McGuireWoods & Sidley Austin – APALSA

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This is a flyer for the event. The text reads: APALSA. Pre OCI panel. Come learn about private sector recruiting from practicing attorneys. Monday April 1st. 12:50pm to 2pm. Room 132. Akin Gump. Baker McKenzie. Gibson Dunn. McGuireWoods. Sidley Austin.

Come enjoy Imm Thai for lunch and learn about the private sector recruiting process from practicing attorneys of several BigLaw firms! RSVP here.  Monday, April 1st. 12:50pm - 2pm. Room 132.

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High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy — Book Talk with Angela Zhang

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

141 Law Building & Online (Zoom) Registration | Book Overview General CLE Credit Available Join Professor Angela Zhang (USC School of Law), Professor Rob Merges (BCLT), and Dr. Yuan Hao (BCLT) for a discussion on her book titled High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy on April 1st in Room 141 from […]

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5:00 pm

Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720 United States
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The United States represents less than 5 percent of the world’s population, but holds over 20 percent of its prisoners. With just under 1.8 million people behind bars, the American criminal justice system has increased our incarcerated population by 500% since 1970. Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration, edited by Lauren-Brooke Eisen of […]

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6:00 pm

The Smell of Money: Film Screening by ELQ and ALDF

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join the Ecology Law Quarterly and Animal Legal Defense Fund at 6 PM this first Monday back from break for a film screening of The Smell of Money! The Smell of Money is a documentary covering the story of a factory pig farm in North Carolina, the environmental havoc it wrought, and the ensuing legal […]

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6:30 pm

How IP Impacts Your Law Career

Monday, April 1, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
295 Law Building – Warren Room, 2745 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, 94720 United States

RSVP now! We are delighted to announce that Chief Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California will join us for a Q&A session on patent remedies on Monday, April 1 at 6:30 pm in Room 295, Warren. Chief Judge Seeborg has extensive experience presiding over complex patent cases, […]

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